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Interview with John Adams, Boston numismatist, by Len Augsburger and Joel Orosz. Topics from Adams collecting career include the influences of dealers David Bullowa and Lester Merkin, Adams' recollection of large cent collectors William Sheldon, Ted Naftzger, and Doug Smith, Adams' publications including United States Numismatic Literature (vols. I-II), Medallic Portraits of Admiral Vernon, and Comitia Americana and Related Medals, and Adams institutional affiliations including American Numismatic Society and Massachusetts Historical Society. Adams further discusses the importance of social interaction within numismatics, touching on his relationships within the Medal Collectors of America and the Numismatic Bibliomania Society.

Video production by Lianna Spurrier.